23 October 2025 | News
Ace Week, formerly Asexual Awareness Week, is an international campaign to raise awareness and expand education about the asexuality spectrum.
7 October 2025 | News
The Scottish Government have released analysis of responses to their 2024 consultation on a bill to end conversion practices. They have reaffirming their commitment to introducing a bill if Westminster does not do so.
14 July 2025 | News
Last week (11th July 2025) we wrote to the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity alongside 16 other LGBTI+ equality and human rights organisations
11 July 2025 | News
10 July 2025 | News
We’re happy to announce the launch of our new research report, ‘Still Complicated’, the follow-up to our 2015 ‘Complicated?’ report, about how bi+ people’s experiences of services have changed and their current recommendations for improvement.
4 June 2025 | News
Statement from Scottish LGBTI+ organisations about the EHRC’s consultation on their draft Code of Practice, and why we are being more cautious in engaging with it than we normally would be.
14 May 2025 | News, Press releases
UK falls to lowest ever ranking on European Rainbow Index of LGBTI equality laws
12 May 2025 | News
6 May 2025 | News, Press releases
Read our press release responding to the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government
2 May 2025 | News
Joint statement from Scottish LGBTQIA+ organisations on the Scottish Government’s decision to not progress a bill to end conversion practices before
25 April 2025 | Letters, News
24 April 2025 | News
16 April 2025 | News, Press releases
20 March 2025 | News
We stand with Scottish Disabled People’s Organisations Inclusion Scotland and Glasgow Disability Alliance in their criticism of the UK Government’s decision to slash benefits for disabled people, including significant cuts to who will be eligible for Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
13 March 2025 | News
Read our blog post about the Committee’s Concluding Observations.
29 January 2025 | News, Press releases
According to a new YouGov opinion poll, 2 in 3 adults in Scotland support a ban on so-called “conversion therapy” where people seek to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The poll was commissioned by LGBTI+ organisation, Equality Network, and conducted 2nd – 7th of January 2025.
21 January 2025 | Letters, News
21 November 2024 | News
30 July 2024 | News
The Scottish Trans report on the experiences of over 500 trans and non-binary people across Scotland is now live!
Click here to read the report and find out about our community’s experiences with public services, their local area, housing, homelessness, benefits, work, and the cost of living.
10 May 2024 | News
Equality Network and Scottish Trans have sent a letter to the new Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP and Minister for Equalities Kaukab Stewart MSP.
7 May 2024 | News
Equality Network and Scottish Trans have sent a letter to the new First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney MSP.
17 April 2024 | Letters, News
Today, 14 organisations from across Scotland have signed a letter in support of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, introduced on April 1st 2024.
18 March 2024 | News
Today (18/3/24) we hosted an event bringing together 10 diverse faith leaders, faith groups and LGBTQA+ Survivors of Conversion Practices to discuss the Scottish Government’s new draft Bill and proposals to end conversion practices in Scotland.
15 January 2024 | News, Press releases
The Equality Network, a leading national LGBTI equality and campaign organisation in Scotland, has today appointed a new Chief Executive, Dr Rebecca Crowther.
The organisation’s previous leader, Tim Hopkins, is retiring as CEO today after 27 years with the Equality Network and 14 years as its head. Following an open recruitment process over the past few months, the Equality Network’s Board has appointed Dr Crowther as CEO to take the organisation forward into the future. She was previously the Equality Network’s Policy Manager.
22 August 2023 | News
Our new report explores kinship & support networks in the LGBTI+ community. Our diverse chosen families & support networks are a lifeline. They need to be recognised properly.
8 August 2023 | News
The Scottish Government is proposing to introduce a new Human Rights Bill for Scotland – fill in our survey to have your say!
6 July 2023 | News
Come and join our team!
We are currently recruiting for two great jobs:
The closing date for applications is Monday 31st July, and you can find all the details here.
27 February 2023 | News
14 February 2023 | News
Our LGBTI+ glossary is here. If you would like printed copies, please email en@equality-network.org.
22 December 2022 | News
Scotland is set to join 34 other countries and states around the world where trans men and women can change their legal gender by self-declaration.
Following months of detailed parliamentary scrutiny and debate, the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament today by 86 votes to 39.
We thank all MSPs who supported the bill, and those who engaged constructively on amendments to it.
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Equality Network is a national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) equality and human rights charity.
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